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Farooq Abdullah
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- Born 21 October 1937
- Age 87
- Birth Place Srinagar, Jammu And Kashmir, British India
- Profession Politician
- Political Party Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
- In Office Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 16 April 2017 - 4 June 2024, 4th Chief Minister Of The State Of Jammu & Kashmir 9 October 1996 - 18 October 2002, Union Minister Of New And Renewable Energy 28 May 2009 - 26 May 2014
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Farooq Abdullah BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 26 Jan 2025
Farooq Abdullah is the leader of the Jammu and Kashmir-based party National Conference and former Union minister and chief minister of the erstwhile state. He served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982 and as the union minister for New and Renewable Energy betw...
Farooq Abdullah PERSONAL LIFE
| Father | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah |
| Spouse | Mollie Abdullah (1968), |
| Children | Omar, Safia, Hinna, Sara |
| Education | Tyndale Biscoe School, Sawai Man Singh Medical College |
POSITIONS HELD BY Farooq Abdullah
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of the 15th Lok Sabha | N/A |
| Member of Rajya Sabha | N/A |
| Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | N/A |
| Member of the 16th Lok Sabha | 16 April 2017 - Present |
| Member of the 17th Lok Sabha | N/A |
FAROOQ ABDULLAH NEWS
Will abide by decision of INDIA alliance: Farooq Abdullah on seat sharing in Jammu & Kashmir
December 24, 2023 5:05 pm
He was asked about seat-sharing among parties in the Union Territory.
Will abide by decision of INDIA alliance: Farooq Abdullah on seat sharing in J-K
December 24, 2023 4:52 pm
The former J-K chief minister asked why the government was not holding local bodies elections when it was claiming that peace had been restored in the Union Territory.
Who turned Jammu and Kashmir from heaven on earth into hell, asks Farooq Abdullah
December 12, 2023 8:49 pm
The BJP has been accusing the Abdullah dispensation and his successive governments of mismanaging the affairs of Jammu and Kashmir which led to the rise of terrorism in the erstwhile state.
November 23, 1983, Forty Years Ago: J&K’s gun problem
November 28, 2023 8:03 am
Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, who also looks after the State Home Department, is reported to have given his clearance to the state police to write about the case of alleged smuggled guns seized in two gun factories here on November 18 to the Union Home Ministry with a request to refer it to Interpol.
Article 370 was temporary because a plebiscite had to be held in J&K: Farooq Abdullah
August 04, 2023 5:27 pm
Pointing out that the plebiscite was never held, former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah said they joined India “because of Gandhi's utterances that this place is for all” but today the situation appears to have changed.
Improve health sector: Delegation urges J&K LG
July 22, 2023 3:51 am
Sinha assured the members of the delegation that the “manpower issues raised” will be addressed on priority.
Vateran trade union leader and nationalist Sampat Prakash passes away
July 01, 2023 11:58 pm
A respectable name across the mainstream separatist divide in valley, Prakash's death has been widely condoled in Kashmir.
June 16, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Activists Arrested
June 15, 2023 11:07 pm
In a day-long swoop on Akali Dal activists in Punjab, the police arrested over 300 persons from various parts of the state as a precautionary measure in view of the “rail roko” call given by the Dal.
June 12, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Longowal-Sethi talks
June 11, 2023 10:56 pm
Akali Dal president, Harchand Singh Longowal, sent his reply to Home Minister, P C Sethi’s fresh invitation for resuming talks to resolve the lingering Punjab problem.
Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti to attend opposition meet on June 23: JD(U)
June 12, 2023 8:42 am
Other leaders who had given their assent include Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge (Congress), Arvind Kejriwal (AAP), Mamata Banerjee (TMC), M K Stalin (DMK), Hemant Soren (JMM), Sharad Pawar (NCP), Akhilesh Yadav (SP) and Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena-UBT).
